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There are 45 Locks on the River Thames. In upstream to downstream order, from source to sea, they are: Length 346 km Elevation of the source 110 m Average discharge entering Oxford: 17. ...

Additionally, Blake's Lock is located on a reach of the River Kennet which is administered as part of the River Thames, and is often counted as a Thames Lock. Jump to: navigation, search Iffley is an English village, location 51° 43′ 38. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Oxfordshire ... Whitchurch Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England. ... Mapledurham Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England. ... Caversham Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in Reading, Berkshire, England. ... Sonning Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in the village of Sonning near Reading, Berkshire, England. ... Shiplake Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in the village of Shiplake in the county of Oxfordshire, England. ... Marsh Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cookham Lock, Berkshire Cookham Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames See also Locks on the River Thames Categories: UK buildings and structures stubs | Locks of Berkshire ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Berkshire ... Teddington Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in the town of Teddington in the western suburbs of London, England. ... Richmond Lock and Footbridge is a lock and pedestrian bridge, situated on the River Thames in England. ... The Port of London lies along the banks of the River Thames in London, England. ... Blakes Lock is a lock situated on the River Kennet in Reading, Berkshire, England. ... The Kennet is a river in the south east of England, and a tributary of the River Thames. ...


All the locks on the Thames (including Blake's Lock) are manned and, except for Richmond Lock, are owned and operated by the Environment Agency. (see also the List of environmental organizations) The Environment Agency (Welsh: Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd) of England and Wales was created by the Environment Act 1995, along with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. ...


See also

The Thames Barrier is a flood control structure on the River Thames at Woolwich Reach in London. ... This is a list of crossings of the River Thames, downstream first. ...

External link

  • Environment Agency

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Reference.com/Encyclopedia/River Thames (2696 words)
The river itself rises in Gloucestershire, traditionally forming the county boundary, firstly between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, between Berkshire on the south bank and Oxfordshire on the north, between Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, between Berkshire and Surrey, between Surrey and Middlesex and between Essex and Kent.
Between the sea and Teddington Lock, the river forms part of the Port of London and navigation is administered by the Port of London Authority.
The Thames is the historic heartland of rowing in the United Kingdom.
River Thames and boaty things (1783 words)
The original flash lock capstan used at the Hurley flash lock, prior to the first pound lock being built at this location in 1773, is the last surviving flash lock capstan in existence on the Thames and is situated next to the River in the grounds of Wittington House between Henley and Marlow.
Pound locks were also in use in Italy in the fifteenth century using portcullis type gates but Leonardo da Vinci is credited with the invention of the pound lock using mitre gates with built-in vertical sluices as he prepared plans for such a lock (San Marco Lock) on the Naviglio Interno in Milan in 1495.
On the River Thames we are lucky as all locks are manned, unlike the canal system where boaters have to operate the winding gear to open and close the gates and sluices.
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